"Where a man induces a woman to believe that she is lawfully married to him, and thereafter subjects her to cruelty, such a man cannot
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"A frequent resort to use of Order XVIII Rule 17, CPC, has the tendency to develop into an abuse of process of the court and
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"Three lives were snuffed out, having been bludgeoned to death, a person taken into custody on mere suspicion from whom a confession; though not admissible
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"However, the schemes or executive instructions, particularly the subvention scheme, died its own death on 31.10.2002 when the scheme was declared unconstitutional by the final
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"The determination and imposition of environmental compensation is not left to the discretion of regulatory bodies, tribunals, or Courts. There must be a structured regime through which
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"The High Court gravely erred in upsetting the concurrent findings of conviction of the trial court and the Appellate Court by substituting its own conclusions
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"In view of the above, the law on the issue can be summarised to the effect that the conviction of an employee in an offence
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"He cannot have his cake and eat it too, i.e. he cannot claim the benefits of a completed exit from DTU when it suited him to
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"A child who suffers catastrophic injuries loses much more than physical abilities... The functional disability is one which is suffered and felt by the injured
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"Once the land is taken to be shamilat deh, in which the village proprietors had a right to seek partition, it is not Section 2(g)(3) or
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"This failure on the part of plaintiffs in fact establishes that plaintiffs were not ready and willing to perform their part of contract and they
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"Rest of the pleas, which have been taken by the petitioner, are the matter of evidence and the credibility of the abovementioned pleas... can be
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"Every breach of contract would not give rise to an offence of cheating. Only in those cases breach of contract would amount to cheating where
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"Section 29 of the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002 provides that even access to the National Highway is subject to strict
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"Taking into account that the appellant has been in judicial custody from 30.04.2026 and also considering the nature of allegations, this Court is inclined to
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"The protests outside his residence or his being branded a traitor, would not establish threat to his life and liberty ipso facto." Punjab and
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"Respondent/Accused is merely required to make out a probable defence to shift the burden on the Appellant/Complainant." Madras High Court, in a significant ruling, held that
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"Long term extraction of regular labour under temporary labels corrodes confidence in public administration and offends the promise of equal protection. Financial stringency certainly has a place
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Orissa High Court, in a significant ruling dated July 15, 2026, held that a vehicle seized for alleged transportation of cattle in violation of the
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"The 'inscrutable face of a sphinx' is ordinarily incongruous with a judicial or quasi-judicial performance." Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant ruling, held that
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"Where a man induces a woman to believe that she is lawfully married to him, and thereafter subjects her to cruelty, such a man cannot
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"A frequent resort to use of Order XVIII Rule 17, CPC, has the tendency to develop into an abuse of process of the court and
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"Three lives were snuffed out, having been bludgeoned to death, a person taken into custody on mere suspicion from whom a confession; though not admissible
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"However, the schemes or executive instructions, particularly the subvention scheme, died its own death on 31.10.2002 when the scheme was declared unconstitutional by the final
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"The determination and imposition of environmental compensation is not left to the discretion of regulatory bodies, tribunals, or Courts. There must be a structured regime through which
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"The High Court gravely erred in upsetting the concurrent findings of conviction of the trial court and the Appellate Court by substituting its own conclusions
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"In view of the above, the law on the issue can be summarised to the effect that the conviction of an employee in an offence
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"He cannot have his cake and eat it too, i.e. he cannot claim the benefits of a completed exit from DTU when it suited him to
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"A child who suffers catastrophic injuries loses much more than physical abilities... The functional disability is one which is suffered and felt by the injured
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"Once the land is taken to be shamilat deh, in which the village proprietors had a right to seek partition, it is not Section 2(g)(3) or
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"It appears to us that the Plaintiffs may have been desirous of purchasing the suit property and even took steps towards it; however, their subsequent
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"Continuation of criminal proceedings instituted against the accused by the complainant would be nothing but a sheer abuse of the process of law inasmuch as
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"The additional amount under Section 23(1-A), solatium under Section 23(2) and statutory interest under Section 28 constitute integral and inseparable components of the compensation awarded
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"Only an order passed, finding proof of both the jurisdictional facts would enable testimony of the witness recorded at that stage to be relied on
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"No wife shall be entitled to receive an allowance for the maintenance or the interim maintenance and expenses of proceeding, as the case may be
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"If such collection of evidence is a reality, there also has to be some limitation to what these individuals can do in pursuit of their
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"Now, after such a long time, even if there is legal merit in the statement that a claim should have been filed before the competent
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"The owners choosing to make such a decision should be held responsible and ensure safe transfer of such animals to the shelters run by the
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"On a voyage, the providing of ancillary services does not take away from the meaning of ‘carriage' as per Section 44B of the Act." Supreme
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"By undertaking such a detailed examination, the High Court has in effect conducted a mini-trial, which is fundamentally contrary to the settled principles governing the
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"This failure on the part of plaintiffs in fact establishes that plaintiffs were not ready and willing to perform their part of contract and they
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"Rest of the pleas, which have been taken by the petitioner, are the matter of evidence and the credibility of the abovementioned pleas... can be
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"Every breach of contract would not give rise to an offence of cheating. Only in those cases breach of contract would amount to cheating where
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"Section 29 of the Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002 provides that even access to the National Highway is subject to strict
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"Taking into account that the appellant has been in judicial custody from 30.04.2026 and also considering the nature of allegations, this Court is inclined to
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"The protests outside his residence or his being branded a traitor, would not establish threat to his life and liberty ipso facto." Punjab and
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"Respondent/Accused is merely required to make out a probable defence to shift the burden on the Appellant/Complainant." Madras High Court, in a significant ruling, held that
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"Long term extraction of regular labour under temporary labels corrodes confidence in public administration and offends the promise of equal protection. Financial stringency certainly has a place
read more
Orissa High Court, in a significant ruling dated July 15, 2026, held that a vehicle seized for alleged transportation of cattle in violation of the
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"The 'inscrutable face of a sphinx' is ordinarily incongruous with a judicial or quasi-judicial performance." Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant ruling, held that
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"Mentioning of a wrong provision or non-mentioning of a provision does not invalidate an order if the court and/or statutory authority had the requisite jurisdiction therefor."
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"Failure to give an opportunity to the accused to explain the same is fatal to the prosecution. When the public servant is facing such a
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"Denial of disability pension based on a medical opinion without providing full reasons to support the opinion cannot be said to be valid." High Court
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"Notwithstanding the pendency of conciliation proceedings, an aggrieved party can approach the Industrial Tribunal for limited relief where the opposite party proposes to commence or
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"It is well settled that defence evidence is not to be viewed with suspicion or treated as inherently inferior to prosecution evidence; where it is
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"The DIR, no doubt, is a relevant document, prepared to facilitate/ assist the Magistrate, however, it can neither substitute nor supersede the original complaint/ application
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"In the result, the condition contained in sub-rule (3A) of rule 8 for payment of duty without utilizing the cenvat credit till an assessee pays
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"The petitioner did not claim to have secured marks above cut off for UR or UR (EC) Category. Therefore, he cannot be permitted to stake
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"The special protection ensures that the dismissed employee is paid one months’ wages and that the employer seeks approval to dismissal action. However, this special protection
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"Since the corpus is accused of committing an offence by the private respondents, as such, he cannot be illegally detained by them." Allahabad High Court, in a
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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